Their first academic activity began at UPMI on the morning of 25th July 2011. ISDEV Director Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh as UPMI's Visiting Professor and Dr Fadzila Azni Ahmad and Dr Zahri Hamat as UPMI's Visiting Fellows, delivered a series of lectures on Heart-to-Heart Education: Theory and Practice. A Memorandum of Understanding was also signed by UPMI's Rector H. Syahruddin Siregar and ISDEV Director for future cooperation and activities.